The Land of Desera

[Tomas Neto]

Amazing work my friend!!!

[nedalezz]

The State of Nesara: Update Thirty-Seven

After a highly charged affair and several months of heavy campaigning, as expected the Nesara National Party candidate, Dominique Dionne, won the presidential elections in a landslide victory against Bassem Safek and the Nesara Democratic Party.  Dionne collected nearly 70% of the total votes, and although the margin between her and Safek was very large, many experts said that the NNP was expecting to collect over 80% of the votes.



Safek immediately delivered a speech after the election results were released, stating the election as a "resounding success for the NDP," claiming that no one gave them a chance to get 10% of the vote, yet alone nearly 30%, and further stated that the Nesaran people were starting to recognize the farce that was the NNP.  He officially resigned from his post as director of the Nesara Department of Transportation, leaving the position vacant and under the caretaker-ship of the Nesara Executive Council until the new president announces her selection. The remaining heads of the other four departments of the council will remain at their positions for the next few weeks until the selections are announced. It is widely expected that all four of them will be retained.  What the NNP does with the NDT director position, however, remains to be seen, but experts are saying they might try to work with the NDP and give them at least one director position in an attempt unify the politicians of Nesara and calm the storm that has been brewing for the past few months.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The NDT has been receiving a lot of praise for its recent opening of Brooks Avenue, which has eased traffic considerably on the congested Intersection Street. The eastern residential neighborhoods of Cedar now have straight forward access to the industrial north and downtown Cedar, and while the problem has not gone away, it has gotten better.  The EasyTransit public transportation system also introduced three new stops; one on the corner of Station Street and Intersection Street just north of the United Steel factory, and two other along Brooks Avenue. According to the latest reports, ET has been a revenue machine for the council, raking in almost $30 million last year. The figure is expected to continue to grow substantially as the city growns.

Residential neighborhood off of Brooks Avenue in the day and night.

The Nesara Properties Authority recently announced its intention to release plots of land to the south of Cedar Mall for residential use only. It was expected that the plots alongside Bell Road will be zoned for commercial activity, but the NPA has given the red light on such projects, stating that the road could not handle the traffic they would bring. Instead, they have laid out blueprints of a residential neighborhood, with the prices of each plot (2x2 in SC terms) starting at $50,000. The area will be Cedar's newest developing area, situated southwest of downtown Cedar. It is also rumored that the NPA will soon release land in the northeastern part of the city, between the railroad tracks and Brooks Avenue, for development as yell, although there has been no official confirmation from the NPA or the council on the matter.

The land to the south of the Cedar Mall slated for residential development.

[Tomas Neto]

Great update again!!!   
I'll wait for this residential development!!! I have conviction that will be a fantastic residential area!!!   

[bat]

Fantastic two new updates!!

[rooker1]

Wow....you are just knocking out some great updates!!
Great work as always.

Robin 

[marsh]

You're pumping out these updates so fast. D: Although I do enjoy it.  I like how both Cedar and Wildbank are growing exponentially. Seeing awesome growth.

,marsh

[nedalezz]

EPISODE TWO: CHAPTER SIX

Ray took a sip of water and sat down on his chair, fidgeting a bit with the height before getting fully comfortable. He felt good – his new office had gone a long way in helping control his businesses. He had two employees in his office; Brett Bion, his assistant, and Pristine Homestead, his accountant. The latter was the sister of Bartlett Homestead, one of the few educated people in town, whom Ray had now given the task of handling his accounts. He had three businesses: Ray Farms, Ray Fisheries, and Ray Properties, all consolidated under the Ray Black Group. He was the biggest employer in town, and owned all the land the town was situated on. He was also the leader of the whole movement of Wildbank, and Tiberius Driver was his right hand man.


Pristine had not been working at Ray's offices long, but she already had the respect of the man, and truth be told, perhaps even more than that. She was a relatively tall woman, standing at about five foot and ten inches, and could be explained as having a curvy body. She was widely considered the prettiest woman in Wildbank, as well as one of the most well-mannered people, period. She was positive and possessed a very calm aura about her, which was probably what attracted Ray to her. He was a man haunted by all the negativity he had faced in his life, and to feel such a positive vibe left him longing for it more. He had not made any official moves of courtship yet, but Pristine felt his interest, and was waiting for him approach her. She saw potential in him for greatness, and saw beyond his trouble exterior and into his sweet, caring heart.


Brett walked in, catching Ray off guard staring at Pristine, and presented him with a folder.





Ray Black: "What's this?"

Brett Bion: "It's the proposal from Derek Light."

Ray Black: "For the fueling station?"

Brett Bion: "That's the one. He figures most of the traffic comes from the north down onto Cross Street, so his proposal asks for the land to be given just outside of town on the road to the north."

Ray Black (eyeing Brett): "You opened it and read it?"

Brett Bion (realizing what he said, then gets nervous): "Y...Yes sir...I'm sorry, I was just curious to see what he had laid out in his plan."

Ray Black (sighing, and continues to eye Brett): "So tell me, what do you think, then?"

Brett Bion: "I think it would be great for the town. I've been noticing a large increase in the number of motors and vehicles that have been rolling in. I think we need it."

Ray Black: "Ok then, give me the paper to sign the approval. He'll get his land, and tell him he can begin construction tomorrow, on one condition – he employs men from inside the town."

Brett Bion: "Got it, sir."

The before and after shot of the refueling station and the land it was built on.

[rooker1]

Nice one again.
I am very happy to see in the before and after shoot those trees still standing in the same place.  Most people would over looked that and ploughed the entire area and plopped in the new stuff and redocorated with flora.  But not you!  Good eye for the small details.

Robin 

[bat]

Great new update!
The town is looking really nice with that refueling station...

[Tomas Neto]

Fantastic again!!! Great!!!   

[sumwonyuno]

The last two updates were great!  I'm anxious to see how the development turns out.

The building with the green parapet on the roof kind of looks out of place.   

[Schulmanator]

Great new pix. The last update is refreshingly different. 

[nedalezz]

REPLIES

rooker1: Thanks for always reading Yeah, I will build around whats already there, and according to it - I wont be replacing anything just for the sake of it
bat: Thanks for the kind words and commenting
Tomas Neto: Thanks!
sumwonyuno: Development is always taking place in both Haven and Cedar, albeit in different styles As for the gas station, dont forget, Haven is a futuristic setting, so sooner or later, alot of buildings will have that type of colourful detail!
Schulmanator: Thanks! I went over to your website a little bit earlier - its better done than most real government websites!

EPISODE TWO: CHAPTER SEVEN

It was almost ready – just a few more touch ups, and Tiberius would attempt to turn his armored moving artillery vehicle on. It came equipped with two automatic heavy guns on each side, and a missile launcher equipped with space for three of them on the top. It was not a big machine (comparable to a pickup truck), but it was armored with the strongest metal Haven had to offer: Starium. The metal was one of the most exported resources from Haven before the Great War, but since the end of the war, it was extremely rare to come across it. Its mining required laser sight technology, which could spot Starium underneath its rough exterior, which made it look just like any other brown rock found across Haven, so finding it was usually expensive.


A man came into Wildbank a few months ago carrying with him a caravan of cleaned up Starium, and Tiberius immediately bought the entire shipment from him in return for some plasma ray computers and other electronic devices. It was obvious he did not know the true worth of the caravan he was carrying, claiming he got it from a dying man near the coast who had traded it all for some medicine he was trying to sell. The metal was not heavy; in fact, for all its solidity and strength, one would have expected it to be at least three times heavier. Tiberius had been working on this new war machine since receiving the Starium in his workshop, and with a refueling station opening up soon on Cross Street, he would have no problem getting the Tilkan gas needed to get this thing running. The only problem was, Tiberius had used almost all the Starium making the AA-One, as he called it, so if it proved to be a success, he would somehow have to find more of the metal, much easier said than done. That was a problem for another day, however; today, he was about to see if the vehicle actually worked. He contacted Ray Black and told him to come down to his workshop, and to bring a couple of beers with him. Ray had been very concerned about the security of the town since the repelled attack of Jim Benstrike, and his worries expanded further once the Haven Republic sent their men to collect tax and enforce their new laws, which of course Ray refused to do. If the AA-One worked, then Wildbank's defenses would become just a little bit better.


Ray walked in, and stood at the doorway of the workshop.





Ray Black (stating at the AA-One and smiling): That thing looks beautiful, Driver.

Tiberius Driver (wiping his hands): Don't get too excited yet, cowboy. We still have to see if it works. You get the beers?

Ray Black: It's going to work.

Tiberius Driver: Yea, we'll see. You want to do the honors?

Ray Black: Of course not. It's your baby, Tiberius. Show me what it's got.






Tiberius climbed up to the driver's seat, and took out the key. He was a bit nervous – he might have been a technological and mechanical whiz, but he had never constructed something on this scale before. He placed the key inside, and turned the knob. A strong growl came from the AA-One, and its motor began to rumbling. A smile crept on Tiberius face, and when he looked towards Ray, an even bigger smile was on his. Ray came towards the vehicle, and extended out a beer to his friend.





Ray Black: Cheers, you magical genius. You just made me a happy man.

Resized the pics - Robin

[noahclem]

Great updates! I really like the views of Haven and its new development.

The storyline is going well too and you have a very nice writing style. While I've been known to skim over longer MD storylines and skip to the SC4 content I know I have to force myself to slow down and take the time to read yours as it consistently turns out to be rewarding. Keep up the great work! 

[bat]

Great continuation!
Looking forward to the next chapter/ episode...

[Tomas Neto]

Oh yeah..., great continuation!!! Impressing the form as you drive the history. And the plot has a little of western mixed with science fiction, of a fantastic form. I liked a lot. Amazing update!!!   

[nedalezz]

Sorry for the lack of updates the past week - I have been in Beirut attending my cousin's wedding. Thank you Tomas Neto, bat, and noahclem for commenting, much appreciated I think any MDer will tell you its the comments that keep us motivated to continue to write and present! Everything should be back on track this week, with updates from both Nesara and Haven

[rooker1]

Hey Nedal, I'm not too sure if I have pointed you towards ionionion before, you may find some interesting uses for his style. 
Check out this one too.....Gatling Cannons 1 by usfighter15

Great work on the last update too!

Robin

[kwakelaar]

Very much look forward to further updates, and enjoying this MD as you take it to the next level of development.

[nedalezz]

rooker1: Wow, those are great! Thank you for pointing them out, they will definitely be utilized in Haven
kwakelaar: Thank you for the comment, its getting a little quiet nowadays in the MD Its much appreciated!

Just a little teaser today of a neighborhood in Cedar. Updates should be coming very soon for both worlds. Enjoy for now!

Resized your pic - Robin